The winners of the Herald Travel‘s annual Best Beach competition have been revealed - and the results may come as a surprise.

Voting closes at 11.59pm on Sunday, January 21. The 2024 Best Beaches winners will be announced on Sunday, January 28. Check out the New Zealand Herald from Monday to Friday this week for profiles ...

Waipu Cove was the ultimate winner of Best Beaches 2025. Photo / Tourism New Zealand Best Surf Beach was taken out by surfing ...

Photograph by Krista Rossow Easily accessible from Queenstown, New Zealand’s self-proclaimed “Adventure Capital,” the Routeburn has the scenery New Zealand is famous for: glittering lakes ...

The sweeping mountain vistas, stunning beaches, vibrant cities and hospitable locals make New Zealand a bucket list ... for relatively cheap. See: Best Adventure Vacations in Australia and the ...

But what criteria does New Zealand’s best camping beach need to meet? Your ultimate winner should tick all the boxes: swell views, stunning nature and somewhere to, you know, camp. Whether it be ...